Category Archives: Met Office in the Media

Summer temperature 2018 – the ‘new normal’?

Posted on 27 July, 2018 by

The Met Office Chief Scientist, Professor Stephen Belcher, appeared on BBC Newsnight on Tuesday evening to talk about current extreme temperatures and climate change. The interviewer Emily Maitlis asked if the current hot temperatures we are seeing can be considered the … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the News – BBC weather service update

Posted on 6 November, 2017 by

You may have seen reports in the media that the Met Office has signed a new contract with the BBC to supply their weather services until March 2018. It’s been pleasing to see the public support and response to this, … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the news – BBC weather contract

Posted on 17 August, 2016 by

We’ve known for a year that our long-standing relationship with the BBC is going to change and we have been working hard to make sure everyone can access our forecast and warnings on a range of channels – via our … Continue reading →

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A look back at this week’s news

Posted on 26 August, 2015 by

The Met Office has been in the news again this week, with our contracts for broadcast weather services generating a huge amount of column inches and public reaction. It’s certainly been heartening to see and hear the level of public … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the news – BBC weather contract

Posted on 23 August, 2015 by

You may have seen reports in the media today that the Met Office won’t be the BBCs main weather provider when the current contract ends. Obviously everyone at the Met Office is disappointed that we won’t be supplying weather presenters … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the Media – 7 August 2015

Posted on 7 August, 2015 by

An article published today makes a number of claims about Met Office weather and climate science. It would be difficult to cover all the points raised in this blog, but here we look at the science and facts behind a … Continue reading →

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On the record – observing a ‘heatwave’

Posted on 7 July, 2015 by

Last week on 1 July the UK saw its warmest July daily max temperature on record (records date back as far as 1853), with 36.7 °C at Heathrow. This has led to considerable interest in the wider context of the … Continue reading →

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The Met Office’s outlook to the end of 2014

Posted on 5 October, 2014 by

There are some headlines in the media today which suggest the UK faces another mild, wet and stormy winter this year based on the latest Met Office three month outlook for contingency planners. Every month the Met Office updates its … Continue reading →

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Latest wind and rain data as ex-hurricane Bertha crosses the UK

Posted on 10 August, 2014 by

As forecast ex-hurricane Bertha is crossing the UK today (10 August 2014) bringing heavy and strong, gusty winds.   The heaviest rainfall overnight was recorded at Balatasound in Shetland where 48.8mm of rain was recorded as a previous low pressure … Continue reading →

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The Met Office’s outlook for the UK summer 2014

Posted on 9 June, 2014 by

There are headlines in the media today which suggest the Met Office is forecasting that this summer will be one of the hottest on record. However, the Met Office hasn’t issued a forecast along these lines. The news stories are … Continue reading →

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